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Winston Weinberg’s Harvey Courts Customers With a Growing Sports Sponsorship Push

Harvey’s U.S. Open sponsorship is part of a broader sports push designed to court executives, corporate lawyers and prospective clients.

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Beth Duckett

Scott W Mason Sketches Fashion’s Biggest Moments

His client list reads like a roster of fashion royalty: Gucci, Dior, Rabanne and Louis Vuitton among them.

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Ana Beatriz Reitz

How Gayane Umerova Is Shepherding Uzbekistan’s Cultural Transformation

As the country pours resources into museums, biennials, residencies and international cultural diplomacy, she is focused on ensuring that those...

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Elisa Carollo

At New York Fashion Week, Fashion’s Next Status Symbol Is Proof

Quince’s Dakota Kate Isaacs unpacks how fashion’s traditional relationship between status, price and brand mythology is changing. Isaacs argues...

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Dakota Kate Isaacs

An Insider’s Indictment of an Isolated Art World

The issue at hand, says New York dealer Georges Bergès, is not the public's taste nor the supply of talent but rather that the industry can no longer...

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Georges Berges

Brooke Korine Miller On Pretty With Purpose and “the Worst Club With the Best Members”

Her new nonprofit, launched over Labor Day weekend, helps women with cancer pay for cold capping, microblading, skincare and other treatments that can...

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Jasmine Lobe

Where to Eat and Drink in Toronto During TIFF

The culinary scene in The 6ix has never been better, especially around the downtown core, where most of the film festival’s screenings take place.

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Caitlin White

Burning Man’s Billionaire Paradox Is Part of the Appeal

For wealthy founders, Burning Man offers a rare social experiment where money matters less than contribution—even if wealth still shapes the...

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Kate Wieczorek

John Ternus Opens His Apple Era With the Foldable iPhone Duo

Apple’s new CEO kicks off his tenure with the foldable iPhone Duo. The $1,999 iPhone Duo leads Apple’s fall launch, joined by the iPhone 18 Pro,...

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Tim Keary

Screening at Venice: Phuttiphong Aroonpheng’s ‘The Burning Giants’

The movie takes wildly unexpected turns, but all of these are in service of an extensive dramatic exploration of the ways in which religion, political...

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Siddhant Adlakha

Lululemon and Canada Goose Have an American Gen Z Problem

Lululemon and Canada Goose face falling U.S. sales, tougher rivals and younger shoppers increasingly resistant to status brands. The brands that...

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Beth Duckett

Experts Agree Chinese Porcelain’s Value Rests on Who Made It and For Whom

Collectors hoping to find the perfect piece at the upcoming Asia Week New York auctions should understand the factors separating a modest porcelain...

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Daniel Grant

Nvidia’s Hugging Face Deal Is a Bid for A.I.’s Next Control Point

Nvidia already controls a critical A.I. resource in compute. By acquiring Hugging Face, argues A.I. strategy and enterprise-wide adoption expert René...

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René Bohnsack

In New York’s Chinatown, Tom Sachs Has Recreated Chanel’s Paris Flagship Out of Plywood and Paint

Walking through the installation with Observer, the artist cited Duchamp, Sol LeWitt and On Kawara as touchstones, while insisting his attachment to...

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Elisa Carollo

The Bellini Was Built on White Peaches, Prosecco and Venetian Summer

Long before bottled mixes and year-round menus, the Bellini was a fleeting Venetian pleasure built around ripe white peaches.

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Paul Jebara

Can ChatGPT Wear Prada? When Generative A.I. Meets High Fashion

The fashion industry is beginning to discover what A.I. can do inside the design studio. The more interesting question may be what remains beyond its...

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Sheldon Fernandez

Observer’s Fall Restaurant Preview: The Most Anticipated Openings of the Season

It’s the most wonderful time of the year for anyone who loves dining out.

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Juliet Izon

Caterpillar’s Digital Chief Ogi Redzic on How A.I. Is Redefining Construction Work

After unifying Caterpillar’s digital infrastructure, Ogi Redzic is now using that foundation to accelerate A.I. across construction. Caterpillar is...

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Sissi Cao

Intentionally Smaller and Slower, the 16th Gwangju Biennale Traces a Path of Change

Artistic director Ho Tzu Nyen argues that art's influence operates on a longer timescale than the political controversies that dominated the opening...

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Elisa Carollo

Lance Oppenheim On Venice’s Most Uncomfortable Premiere

His 'Primetime' revisits Chris Hansen and his 'To Catch a Predator's heyday, when audiences were so riveted by the hit reality television show that...

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Stephen Garrett

6 Timepieces From Geneva Watch Days Worth a Closer Look

From Daniel Roth's gilt-dial Extra Plat to Bulgari and Vianney Halter's unconventional dual-time watch, this year's introductions ranged from the...

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Caleb Anderson

Apple’s New CEO Has One Job: Make Apple Surprising Again

Tim Cook succeeded precisely because he wasn't Steve Jobs. Now John Ternus has to figure out what only he can give Apple—and it probably isn't...

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Rich Jaroslovsky

Where the Front Row Drinks and Dines During New York Fashion Week

The 15 restaurants that matter after the shows, including a piano bar modeled on Diana Vreeland's living room and Fashion Week's likeliest new uptown...

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Paul Jebara

Why the New York Art World Runs on the European Cultural Calendar

"New York may receive enormous attention because of its market influence, but nearly every major cultural capital operates according to the seasonal...

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John Scott Lewinski

Nvidia Didn’t Buy Hugging Face for the Models

The Nvidia-Hugging Face deal points to a shift in A.I. economics, argues A.I. expert Mike Pino: as models become more accessible, the competitive...

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Mike Pino

Iris van Herpen Has No Flagship Store, No Diffusion Line and No Plans to Change

Dior makes beautiful clothes. So does Chanel and every house at the top of the fashion pyramid. But Van Herpen is doing something categorically...

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Scott Drevnig

Fashion’s Next Front Row Is the A.I. Shopping Interface

As A.I. increasingly mediates product discovery, fashion brands face a new question: who controls the interaction between shopper and storefront?...

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Sam Atkinson

Venice’s Most Enticing Luxury Hotels, From Gilded Palazzi to Lagoon Retreats

These standout hotels pair historic grandeur with smart design, waterfront access and some of the city’s most desirable addresses.

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Paul Jebara

What A24’s DeepMind Deal Says About the New Rules of Cultural Power

Perfect Stranger’s Daniel Fries unpacks what Google Deepmind’s $75 million investment in A24 reveals about the changing economics of cultural...

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Daniel Fries

How the Olsen Sisters Turned The Row Into a Quiet Luxury Powerhouse

Two decades after founding The Row, Ashley and Mary-Kate Olsen have turned an American minimalist label into one of luxury’s most respected names.

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Rachel Curry

Art Fairs Are Built for a Market That No Longer Exists

The world has changed dramatically, but fair infrastructure hasn't evolved to meet the demands of 21st-century collectors.

07.09.2026 2

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Paco Barragán

Marian Goodman’s Multiples, Inc. Banners to Resurface at New York’s Independent 20th Century

The artist-designed, editioned wall hangings were part of Goodman's push to make contemporary art more accessible.

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Elisa Carollo

This Labor Day, It’s Time for a New Social Contract With Workers

Freelancers Union’s Andrea Gordillo and the National Arts Policy Alliance’s Althea Erickson examine why America’s social contract must evolve to...

07.09.2026 2

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Andrea Gordillo

Yoshitomo Nara’s New York Story Can Be Found in its Punk Clubs

Seventeen years after he drew on the walls at Niagara in the East Village, the artist is a superstar, one of only a handful of living artists to have...

07.09.2026 2

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J. Scott Orr

The Sartorial Rise of Nicholas Galitzine, From Sundance Unknown to Fendi’s Front Row

As his career leapt from indie dramas to blockbuster franchises, the actor quietly built one of Hollywood's most compelling menswear wardrobes.

07.09.2026 2

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Paul Jebara

Daisy Dixon’s “Depraved” Grapples With the Art of Problematic Artists

Observer spoke to the author about controversial figures in the art world, dealing with woke dismissiveness and whether artists can effectively skewer...

07.09.2026 2

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Sarah Moroz

Why Japan’s Art Market Is Growing Steadily Even as Other Markets Stall

A new generation of galleries, now roughly a fifth of the market, is drawing international attention even as domestic collectors remain the market's...

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Elisa Carollo

In Venice, Hollywood Races to Adapt Books Before Publication

The Venice Film Festival is bringing publishers and producers together as demand grows for books with strong screen potential. From unpublished...

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Shaili Singh

When Supply Chains Shift, Water Risk Shifts With Them

Kilimo’s Jairo Trad analyzes the water blind spot in supply chain resilience, arguing that switching suppliers can solve an immediate disruption...

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Jairo Trad

Collector Emma Menell Is Rethinking How African Artists Are Supported Abroad

Her foundation's approach is a direct response to what she saw and learned while running a commercial gallery.

04.09.2026 5

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Gameli Hamelo

The Wintour Position

Twenty-one years of U.S. Open candids show remarkably few revisions.

04.09.2026 5

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Merin Curotto

One Fine Show: “John Akomfrah, The Hour Of The Dog” at the Menil Collection

The work plays with authenticity to the point where one cannot tell what is old and new and, ultimately, stops caring.

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Dan Duray

For John Ternus, Apple’s Next “A.I. Breakthrough” Should Be the Company Itself

Warp’s Ayush Sharma examines what John Ternus’s takeover of Apple means for the company’s A.I. strategy, arguing that its biggest AI...

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Ayush Sharma

Can Seoul Art Week Sustain More Fairs? PAVILION and Design Miami Say Yes.

The city hardly lacks for fairs, but there is arguably still room for formats that are locally rooted and responsive to the people who engage with...

04.09.2026 7

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Elisa Carollo

How Greekman’s Turned a Silver Lake Strip Mall Into a Serious Greek Wine Destination

After pivoting his business to a Greek restaurant during the pandemic, Jonah Freedman fell into a rabbit hole of Greek wine.

04.09.2026 5

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Caitlin White

Post-Chiarini, the Venice Film Festival Nearly Faded into Obscurity. One Man Revived It.

Carlo Lizzani rebuilt the festival's reputation in part by rejecting the divide between experimental and commercial cinema, a radical move that helped...

03.09.2026 6

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Henry Roberts

Why Clément Delangue Sold Hugging Face to Nvidia After Turning It Down

After years of resisting major outside investment, Hugging Face is joining Nvidia as open-source models gain momentum against proprietary rivals.

03.09.2026 6

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Sissi Cao

The Accidents and Instincts That Brought Six Golden Lion Winners Fame

These filmmaker biographies and memoirs span decades and continents, but return repeatedly to the same question: how does personal history shape what...

03.09.2026 6

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Henry Roberts

Why Elon Musk Is Giving Zelenskyy the Silent Treatment Over Ukraine’s Starlink Plea

Ukraine’s president is courting Elon Musk over Starlink access in Russia as questions persist over the SpaceX CEO’s ties to Vladimir Putin.

03.09.2026 5

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Palash Ghosh

In Venice, ‘Ink’ Director Danny Boyle Defends Journalism—and Rupert Murdoch’s Complexity

The film is, according to the director, both a time capsule and a warning for the future.

03.09.2026 6

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Stephen Garrett